The head coach of the Italian "Roma" Claudio Ranieri explained why the Ukrainian striker of his team Artem Dovbik and a number of other key players remained on the bench for yesterday’s Serie A match against "Napoli" (1:1).
"We played on Thursday evening (against "Eintracht" in the Europa League, — ed.). You can’t field the same players just two days later, because then you will have no one left. All the players I have on the roster train at 100%, and I am completely confident in all of them.
Therefore, I decided that it would be correct to start with six changes in the lineup compared to our previous match, and later to bring in other players when "Napoli" gets a bit tired. Of the 38 goals we scored, 17 came in the last half hour of the game. So today it was also a calculation on my part. You can’t play without considering everything down to the details. You need to manage all your resources," said Ranieri at the post-match press conference.
Additionally, in the match against "Napoli," Dovbik appeared on the field in the 64th minute, replacing Brian Cristante. The Ukrainian did not record any goal contributions.